St-Gervais-et-St-Protais

St-Gervais-et-St-Protais is a Catholic church located in the Le Marais district of Paris, France. The church, named for the twins Gervasius and Protavius, was first built in 1494 with the Greco-Roman facade added in 1616. Even the atheist philosopher Voltaire claimed that the church was a masterpiece, admiring the church and the beautiful elm located next to the church. During the French Revolution, the atheist revolutionaries chopped down the elm tree and converted it into gun carriages, and the church became an animated place of worship with a large congregation of nuns.